Crypto prices tumble further as selling pressure continues
Leading cryptocurrencies started Monday (July 19th) with marginally lower prices on Monday, led by Dogecoin amid ongoing selling pressure by traders. Dogecoin lost up nearly 4% on Sunday sliding below the $0.18 mark.
The Bitcoin was down 0.29% to a 24-hour low of $31,150, while the Ethereum lost $2.56% trading as low as $1,867 at its lowest point on Sunday.
The global crypto market capitalisation was down by 2.17% to $1.28trln in the last 24 hours. The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours was $48.62b, down 14.85%.
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Ethereum co-founder leaving industry over personal security concerns
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Twitter CEO announces new Bitcoin-based business named TBD for Square
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